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Photo series ‘Safe/Not Safe’ shows where these Utahns of color find refuge in an unsafe world

Through a lens of trauma, ordinary places can feel threatening. But sharing that pain can bring healing.

(Photos by Jonathan Canlas | MMIWhoismissing) At left, Davina Smith is photographed at a Cottonwood Heights crosswalk as part of the "Safe/Not Safe" photo series. Smith feels unsafe at crosswalks after she was almost struck by a car. At right, Smith is photographed at the Bells Canyon trailhead, a location where she feels safe.